University of Hamburg Mineralogical Museum of the University of Hamburg
Mineral name
 
Reinhardbraunsite
Hight: 54 cm, widht 70 cm (xenolith)
Hölzel-No.
 
9.AI.330
Type of specimen
 
HT
IMA-No. / Accepted
 
1983
Chemical formula
 
Ca5(SiO4)2(OH,F)2
Type locality
 
Germany, Rhineland-Palatinate, Eifel, Ettringer Bellerberg near Mayen
Associated minerals
 
Ellestadite, cuspidine, gehlenite, periclase, etc.
Collection
 
Mineralogisches Museum - Universität Bonn
Contact person
 
Dr. Anne Zacke / Dr. Renate Schumacher
Catalogue−No. / Site
 
 
Nature of 
type specimen

 
Xenolith, with reinhardbraunsite among others.
References

The crystal structure of reinhardbraunsite, Ca5(SiO4)2(OH,F)2, a new mineral of the calcio-chondrodite type.
Kirfel, A., Hamm, H.-M. und Will, G. (1983)
Tschermaks Min. Petr. Mitt., 31, 137-150

Reinhardbraunsite, Ca5(SiO4)2(OH,F)2, a new mineral - the natural equivalent of synthetic "calcio-chondrodite".
Hamm, H.-M. und Hentschel, G. (1983)
N. Jb. Miner. Mh, 3, 119-129
Notes / Further information

Was taken over by the predecessor without special identification mark.
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